Hobbyhorse



Patented Sept.. 39, 1924. l

nm srs OLIVER HOWARD GENTRY, O'F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HOBBYEORSE.

Application `filed December To all 'whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, OLIVER H. GENTRY, a-

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hobbyhorse, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to improvements in hobby horses, an object of the invention being to provide a toy or amusement device of this character which simulates the motion of a galloping horse and is operated by the feet of the rider.

A further object is to provide a hobby horse with improved mounting therefore and improved means for counterbalancing the weight of the rider. A further object is to provide a device of the character stated which will be ornamental and attractive in appearance and afford amusement and entertannent to ,the user.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is'a view in side elevation illustrating my improved device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken through the figure-supporting bracket and the figure of the horse removed;

Fig 3 is a fragmentary view in side elevation showing a different position of the crank shaft than that illustrated in Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating another position o-f the crank shaft.

1 represents a base on which a standard 2 is rigidly secured, and this standard 2 supports at its upper end a rotary crank shaft 3.

4 represents a relatively long bar which, at one end, is pivotally connected by a vertical link 5 with thebase 1, it being understood that the link is pivotally connected both to the base 1 and to the bar 4 so as 'to permit the bar a longitudinal as well as a pivotal movement. One arm 6 of the crank shaft 3 is pivotally connected to the bar 4, and for convenience of assemblage I preferably construct this pivoted coupling member in the form of a bifurcated bracket 7 having a removable bolt 8 therethrough. The bar 4 is 19, 1923. Serial No. 681,575.

formed with `a longitudinal slot 9 and this r slot may be made 1n any approved manner \but preferably by forming the bar of a pair of separate strips spaced apart. l l0 indicates a figure, preferably the figur of a horse, which is rigidly yet removably secured to a supporting bracket 11. rIhis bracket 1l has a pair of depending lugs 12 at its ends which are positioned through the slot 9 of bar 4, and removable pins 13 are projected through any of a series of openings 14 in the lugs 12 to support the figure at the desired elevation. Removable pins l5 are positioned through the bar 4 across the 70 slot 9 to hold the bracket l1 against longitudinal movement of the bar.

To counterbalance the weight of the rider and the figure 10, I employ a coil spring 16 which is pivotally and removably connected to an arm 17 of crank shaft 3, and at its lower end is connected by a turnbuckle 18 with an eye 19 on the base l. It will be noted that the crank arm 17 projects in a direction directly opposite to that of the arm 6, so that the spring functions to resist the turning movement of the shaft 3 due to the weight of the figure 10 and its rider.

A pair of oppositely projecting crank arms 2O and 21, respectively, constitute pedals which are positioned at from the arms 6 and 17, and these pedals 20 and 21 Iare adapted to be operated by the feet of the rider to impart motion to ligure 10, as will now be explained. As the shaft 3 is caused to revolve by power transmitted thereto through the pedals 20 and 21, the figure 10 will be caused to move in a curved path, thus giving to the figure a similar movement to that of a galloping horse. This movement is permitted by reason of the link 5, and yet at all times the figure is balanced and returned to normal position by the action of the spring 16.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention, and, hence, I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but 4consider myself at liberty to make suc-h slight changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. The combination with a base, a standard on the base, a crank shaft having rotary mounting on the standard and its axis horizontal, a spring connecting an arm of the and a seat carrying member on the bar above i,

the standard. p

2. A hobby horse comprising, a pivotally connected and longitudinally movable bar,

a crank shaft operatively connected to the bar for imparting motion thereto, Said bar having a longitudinal slot therein a figure, a bracket secured to the figure and having its ends removably positioned in the slot of the bar, said bracket ends having a plurality of 15 openings therein, pins in certain of the openings resting on the bar, and ins in the bar limitin the movement of t e bracket longitudina 1y of the bar.

3. A hobb one end of the bar to the base, a seat carrying device mounted on the bar 'adjacent its free end, and pedal-operated means below the. free end 3of the -bar adapted to impart a 25 movement to the barto 'cause the free end thereof to move in a curved path.

OLIVER HOWARD GENTRY.

` horse,` comprising a base2 a 2u bar located a ove the base; a link connectmg' 

